IDA only vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual

IDA only
-2.38 % change on previous year
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
25.45 % change on previous year
in 2023
IDA only rank
16th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
17th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual over time

  • IDA only
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
-50050196119922023

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 25.45 % change on previous year against -2.38 % change on previous year in IDA only, a difference of 27.83 % change on previous year.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 10.7 times IDA only's.

The two have swapped places 33 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was IDA only ahead.

IDA only ranks 16th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, IDA only averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA only Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 8.88 % change on previous year 12.66 % change on previous year 3.78 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 20.45 % change on previous year -0.7287 % change on previous year 21.18 % change on previous year IDA only
1980s -0.5451 % change on previous year 15.42 % change on previous year 15.96 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 9.52 % change on previous year 22.61 % change on previous year 13.09 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 15.33 % change on previous year 20.28 % change on previous year 4.95 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 4.94 % change on previous year 8.91 % change on previous year 3.97 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 7.57 % change on previous year 1.77 % change on previous year 5.8 % change on previous year IDA only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual, IDA only or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 25.45 % change on previous year against -2.38 % change on previous year in IDA only as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual between IDA only and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
27.83 % change on previous year, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do IDA only and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual?
IDA only ranks 16th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.